“OIG Investigators found that the DEA paid one airline employee tens of thousands of dollars over the past several years in proceeds from cash seized as a result of their tips. However, the vast majority of those airport seizures aren’t accompanied by criminal prosecutions. This has led to years of complaints from civil liberties groups that the DEA is abusing civil asset forfeiture—a practice that allows police to seize cash and other property suspected of being connected to criminal activity such as drug trafficking, even if the owner is never arrested or charged with a crime.”
Ah, I almost forgot about civil asset forfeiture… If the incoming regime ends up having any interest in appearances, and looking like they care about law and order, then keep an eye out for an increase in civil asset forfeiture cases.
If we could put an end to civil forfeiture, I’d be so happy…
Carry Monero. Cant seize what they cant find
Let me just pay my rent real quick with my monopoly money
Believe it or not there are number of services that you can pay in monero and get a payment in zelle, venmo or a money order.
So no, you’re not paying IN monero, you’re exchanging through a middle man for a real currency, the USD. If the entity you are paying directly isn’t accepting the monopoly money, then it’s not the same thing
Semantics, but if saying it like that makes more sense to you then sure: I use middleman who accepts monopoly Money from me and pays my rent in “real” money for me.
I can pay my mortgage with Monero if I wish.
I bought a house with bitcoin, so…
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Can’t steal it when it has no value.
Then I wonder how I’m still alive, as in January of 2025, will mark two years since I started buying my groceries every single month with it.
I lost it in a tragic boat fire… I swear.